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Today we are going to travel back in time almost 3,000 years. The nation of Israel is in trouble. Their golden days have come to an end. Solomon has died. The nation is divided. The northern kingdom of Israel is about to be exiled by the Assyrians. The southern kingdom of Judah has turned a deaf ear…

What do we think of when we hear the word “forgiven”? Normally, we think of our children fussing and fighting until something happens and we ask one to apologize and the other to forgive them for what was done. Maybe we do something that causes us to hurt someone else and we want them to forgive us for…

Introduction: Jury trials are very interesting to me. I love watching old shows that have a courtroom. I say old shows because there aren’t many new ones that are not G rated enough for me to watch! In these trials, there is a variety of evidence and multiple testimonies that are presented. After much…

What Does Your Forgiveness Cost? 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 36 Whoever believes…

Introduction “We exist to make Disciples growing together in Christlikeness.” Three aspects to it: Making Disciples Growing Disciples Together Disciples All with the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus Christ in our attitudes and our actions. All of this is to occur as a church - a local body of…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

Introduction In seminary, we had a free evening and went to a Rangers game. Sitting next to a group of guys who were cutting up as guys often do. The three of us were sitting there talking and a conversation started between our two groups. They asked what we did. “Pastors.” Immediately their language…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

As we come to the ninth and tenth commandments today, I wonder how the last three talks have spoken to you? Hopefully you have found this opportunity to look at the ten commandments, as a helpful way of getting to know the character of God. The commandments given at Mount Sinai, to a fledgling nation,…

Righteousness Righteousness, we have been looking at it for weeks, and we will continue to look at it, its need, its provision, its display, its application then and application today. Righteousness Needed ( Rom1:18-3:20 ) All are guilty; all are without excuse Righteousness revealed ( Rom1:17 ) Righteousness…

Is this our moment ? Some of you are going, maybe. The Spirit is Christ-centered . The spirit will never highlight what He is doing but only who Jesus is. This is important for us to remember. It is something I must constantly be reminded of. The Spirit is a witness . It is almost as if the Spirit becomes…

A Kingdom Divided It was nearly 30 years ago watching on my television as the verdict came down the city exploded. Angry crowds burst into the streets. Windows were smashed at the malls. Fires were set and could be seen from the balcony of our apartment. Gun fire could be heard. Looting was rampant.…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture #1 Prayer What is love? Great song by your favorite Trinidadian German Eurodance band Haddaway. What pictures, images, or people come to your mind when you think of the word love? Love is something even young children understand to a degree. I remember when I was…

Intro; This morning as we looked at the intent of the Law, we realized that there was a difference between what was being taught by the religious leaders and what God really meant. Because God is Spirit, we must always first consider our hearts, the spiritual matter before we do the physical actions…

Clarifying our Purpose See, Experience and Become the Abundant Life Jesus came to give. 10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. Most people look at this scripture and think that the devil is the thief, and even though that is true,…

When I first began preaching through Revelation a few weeks ago, I shared that the word “Revelation”, not revelations, was like pulling back the curtain to show what was behind. Think about a movie premier or a play. You would have several Key figures involved. The same thing is true as the Revelation…

Does he really care? As we get into our section today we shift from “true comfort” and the reason comfort given (2Cor1:3-11) to the reason, or the body of the letter starts. (Courtroom setting picture inserted here) Picture a court room setting, there is an accusation that is made against you and you…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

We are picking up in Romans 5:12-21 today. Two weeks ago, we started Romans 5 , looking at the first 11 verses. We saw in those verses the gifts God has given to us, to those who have been justified by faith in Jesus. The Gift of Peace The Gift of Grace standing condemned, to standing in grace The Gift…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

Psalm 2 , Four Reasons not to Worry About the plans of the wicked men. 2. They Are Empty 1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us…

Introduction We just finished a section dealing with true humility. We now are looking at a section that teaches us how to have this humility. We see in this text this morning that James tells us to not speak evil or degradingly towards fellow believers. If we do we become the judge against them and…

For the next few messages from me we are going to be talking about faith and God’s provision, and where is our faith placed. But before we dive into the text we need to understand what that word means, so I have a definition and then I also have some information from some surveys done to show us where…